योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-24

आस्तामन्योन्यसुस्निग्धौ सुहृदौ वल्लभौ मिथः ।
तिलतैलवदाश्लिष्टौ तौ पुष्पामोदवत्स्थितौ ॥ २४ ॥

āstāmanyonyasusnigdhau suhṛdau vallabhau mithaḥ ,
tilatailavadāśliṣṭau tau puṣpāmodavatsthitau 24

24. āstām anyonya-susnigdau suhṛdau vallabhau mithaḥ |
tila-tailavat āśliṣṭau tau puṣpa-āmodavat sthitau

24. tau anyonya-susnigdau suhṛdau vallabhau mithaḥ
āstām tila-tailavat āśliṣṭau puṣpa-āmodavat sthitau

24. They both were deeply affectionate towards each other, true friends, and beloved. They were inseparable, clinging together like sesame to oil, and their presence permeated [everything] like the fragrance of flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they both were, they both existed

• अन्योन्य-सुस्निग्दौ (anyonya-susnigdau) - mutually very affectionate, deeply fond of each other

• सुहृदौ (suhṛdau) - good friends, benevolent

• वल्लभौ (vallabhau) - beloved ones, dear ones

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, reciprocally

• तिल-तैलवत् (tila-tailavat) - like sesame oil, like sesame and oil (inseparable)

• आश्लिष्टौ (āśliṣṭau) - embraced, clung together, entwined

• तौ (tau) - they two, those two

• पुष्प-आमोदवत् (puṣpa-āmodavat) - like the fragrance of flowers

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated, stood, remained, existed

Words meanings and morphology

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they both were, they both existed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अन्योन्य-सुस्निग्दौ (anyonya-susnigdau) - mutually very affectionate, deeply fond of each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonya-susnigdha

anyonya-susnigdha - mutually very affectionate, deeply fond of each other

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+susnigdha)

• anyonya – mutual, each other
  pronoun
• susnigdha – very affectionate, tender, oily, smooth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: su
  Root: snih

सुहृदौ (suhṛdau) - good friends, benevolent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suhṛd

suhṛd - good-hearted, friend

वल्लभौ (vallabhau) - beloved ones, dear ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vallabha

vallabha - beloved, dear, favorite, lover, husband

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

तिल-तैलवत् (tila-tailavat) - like sesame oil, like sesame and oil (inseparable)

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat denoting similarity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tila-taila)

• tila-taila – sesame oil
  noun (neuter)

आश्लिष्टौ (āśliṣṭau) - embraced, clung together, entwined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āśliṣṭa

āśliṣṭa - embraced, clung, joined, entwined

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: śliṣ

तौ (tau) - they two, those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

पुष्प-आमोदवत् (puṣpa-āmodavat) - like the fragrance of flowers

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat denoting similarity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa-āmoda)

• puṣpa-āmoda – flower fragrance
  noun (masculine)

स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated, stood, remained, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā

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